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CLAYTON S. STEVENS, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

MUSIC STAND AND RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,240, dated June 17,1890. Application filed September 3, 1839- Serial No. 322,850. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAYTON S. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MusicStands and ftacks, of which the following is a specifica- My inventionrelates to improvements in music stands and racks of the class that foldand are sometimes designated as knockdown stands and racks; and theobjects of my invention are simplicity of construction and gen eralefficiency, and particularly to conveniently fold the same into acompact form.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of mymusic-stand as detached from the rack and folded. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same as set up ready for use. Fig. 3 is a detached viewof a portion of the rack in a partially-folded position. Fig. 4 is afront elevation of the rack placed in position upon the upper end of thestandard. Fig. 5 is a View of said rack in a partlyfolded condition.Fig. 6 is a like view of the same still farther folded. Fig. 7 is a sideelevation of the rack completely folded, the lower member beingsectioned upon one side, so as to better show the other parts. Fig. 8 isa plan view of the central portion of the rack, together with the studupon the standard, by which it is secured in place. Fig. 9 is a sectionof the same on the line 00 0c of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a horizontal sectionof the standard on line y y of Fig. 2, showing the legs in plan view.Fig. 11 is a transverse section of one of the legs. Fig. 12 is a sideelevation of the standard and some of the connected parts, illustratingthe manner of folding the legs. Fig. 13 is a like View of the same partsin another position. Fig. 14: is a side elevation of the lower end ofthe standard, a part of one leg, and braces, illustrating amodification; and Fig. 15 is a horizontal section thereof on the line 2z.

A designates a standard, which is made hollow and provided with atelescopic section B, and a central section or rod 0, which is held inits adjusted position by means of the set-screw 1 6, all substantiallyas in well-known extensible standards of prior make. The extreme upperend of .the central rod is proupper and lower sections 20 and 21, hingedtogether bya stop-joint, as at 22. Forthe purposes of strength andfacilitating constructing the joint,I form these legs of angle-iron orflanged iron, as shownby the cross-section, Fig. 11, and in jointing theupper and lower sections together this flange is arranged at the upperor outer edge of the legs, but facing in opposite directions, as shownmost clearly in Figs. 2, 12, and 13. At the lower end of the standard Irigidly secure a winged hub 23, by which to secure one end of the lowerbraces 24, the other ends of which braces are pivoted to the lowersections 21 of the legs at 25. I also arrange upon the standard Adevices for holding the legs down, consisting of a sliding winged collar26 and the upper set of braces 27, the lower ends of said braces beingpivoted to the upper sections 20 of the legs and their upper ends beingpivoted to said sliding winged collar. The sliding collar 26 is providedwith a set-screw 28 for fastening it in position upon the standard whenthe standard is set up. The position of the braces, legs, and standardis shown in Fig. 2, when they are in position for use, in which case theset-screw 28 is tightened to lock the upper braces, and thereby firmlyhold the tripod in its extended position. This combination of legs,braces, and standard gives a firm and substantial tripod or stand, whichisof very light weight, and which will readily fold-into a compact form.By loosening the set-screw 28 and swinging the braces and upper membersof the legs outwardly and upwardly the collar 26 will slide upwardly onthe standard and the lower section of the legs will swing inwardly intoa position parallel to the standard, Fig. 12 illustrating one leg andits braces as being moved into this position. A continuation of the samemovements brings the parts into the position shown in Fig. 13, andfinally into the position shown in Fig. 1.

In Figs. 14: and 15 I have illustrated a modification, by which the legsmay be separately adjusted for standing upon an uneven sup- IOO port,as, for instance, the ground. In the construction first described thelegs all move together, and are therefore adapted for use upon a levelsurface only. In the modification I propose that the winged collar 29,to which the legs are secured, and which takes the place of the collar19, shall be provided with a set-screw 30, whereby said collar may beraised and lowered upon the standard and fastened in place to spread thelegs to a greater or less extent. I also give the wings of the collarand hub 26 and 23 a greater vertical height,,so that they may be slottedvertically, and I secure the braces thereto by means of a bolt 31 andthumb-nut 32, the body and threaded portion of said bolt being flattenedand extending through the slots in the wings. This will permit the innerends of thebraces 24: and 27 to be adjusted to different heights,whereby the legs may be individually adjusted, so as to spread them to adifferentextent, and thereby level the stand when the legs are restingupon an uneven surface. In both forms of stand the winged collar, wingedhub, legs, and lower braces govern the folding movement of the legs aswell as strengthening the stand, while the upper set of braces, slidingcollar, and setscrew are in the nature of devices for holding down thelegs.

In the rack there is a central bar or body 33, provided with akey-hole-shaped opening 34 to receive the headed pin 18 and steadypin 17for holding the rack upon the central rod of the standard, shown inFigs. 4:, 8, and 9, the same being a well-known construction forattaching two articles together, and for which any other known devicesmay be substituted. To this central bar or body 33, I pivot at the lowerend, on each side, the flanged bases 35, and at the middle portion ofsaid bar or body I pivot the parallel bars 36, and at the upper end ofsaid bar or body the shorter bars 37. To the outer ends of these shorterbars 37, I pivot extension-bars 38, which, when in the position shown inFig. 4, form a continuation or extension of the bars 37. To the outerends of the bases 35 and parallel bars 36, I pivot the longer section 39of the side bars that form the ends of the rack, the upper ends of theselonger sections being offset at 40. The shorter section 41 of the sidebars is pivoted to the upper ends of the longer sections and to theouter ends of the extension-bars 38, so that when the bars are unfoldedthey form a'rectangular rack, as shown in Fig. 4. parallel bar 36 ispivoted to the longer section 39 at a point below its upper end, and thelower end of the shorter section 41 is pivoted to the upper end of saidlonger section, whereby the pivot or joint of said section 39 and 41 isnot common to the joint at the outer end of the parallel bar 36 and saidsection 39. The bases 35 and parallel bars 36 are pivoted to the underside of the bar or The outer end of each body 33,'while the shorter bars37 are pivoted to the upper side thereof. All of these swinging barshave their downward motion limited by means of the stop-lugs 42 on thebar or body 33 adjacent to the several joints, thereby forming what maybe termed stophinges for all the parts that are hinged or pivoted tosaid bar or body 33.

In order to fold the rack, the bases and connected bars may be swungupwardly into the position illustrated in Fig. 3 until the bases 35 andbars 36 and 37 shut or fold one back of the other, after which the bars41 and 38 may be turned outwardly and then inwardly between the bars 37and 36, as shown in Fig. 7, thereby completely folding the rack. Ifdesired, the parts may be folded by first throwing up the bar 37 untilthe bars 38 and 41 are in alignment, as shown at the right-hand cornerof Fig. 5. Then force inwardly the connected ends of said bars to theposition shown at the left-hand corner of said Fig. 5, after which thebases and attached bars may be swung upwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, andfinally folded completely together, as shown in Fig. 7.

By forming the side and top bars of the rack with the parts 41 and 38 ateach upper corner pivoted to each other and to the connected bars I amenabled to fold said parts 41 and 38 back, as described, whereby thefolded rack is of less length than it would otherwise be.

I am aware that a prior patent shows a folding music -rack and foldingtripod or stand, and that the latter has a standard, jointed legs,braces, and a sliding collar that moves over that portion of thestandard which is below the point where the legs are pivoted to saidstandard, and the same is hereby disclaim ed.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the standard A, the wingedcollar 19, fixedly secured on said standard near its lower end, the legscomposed of two members pivoted together with the upper section pivotedto said collar, the winged hub 23, fixedly secured to the lower end ofthe standard below the collar 19, and the braces 24, pivoted to said huband lower members of the legs and the upper braces and sliding collar,substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the standard A, the winged collar on said standardnear its lower end, the legs composed of two members pivoted togetherwith the upper section pivoted to said collar, the winged hub 23,secured to the lower end of the standard below the collar 19, the braces24, pivoted to said hub and lower members of the legs, the slidingcollar 26, its set-screw 29, and braces 27, pivoted to said collar andupper section of the legs, substantially as described, and for thepurpose specified.

3. The combination of the bar or body 33,

bases 35, parallel bars 36, shorter bars 37, said bases and bars allpivotally connected by their inner ends to said body, the shorter bars38, pivotally connected to the outer ends of the shorter bars 37, andthe side bars composed of the longer section 39, offset at their upperends, and shorter SGC'ElOIt-ll, said bases 35 being pivotally connectedby their outer ends to the lower ends of said longer section 39, saidparallel bars 36 being pivotally connected to said longer section 39 atpoints below the offset at their upper ends, while the shorter sections41 are pivot-ally connected by their lower ends at points above saidoffset and above the pivotal connection of36 and 39 to the longersections 39, and by their upper ends to the outer ends of the shorterWitnesses:

JAMES SHEPARD, JOHN EDWARDS, J r.

